"Indiana Jones" Hits $311 Million Worldwide LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" chased down $311.1 million from moviegoers around the world, as nostalgic fans brought along their children to watch Harrison Ford's latest escapades, distributor Paramount...
I. Libertarianism applies the general ethical code, which the majority of man believes as it relates to their personal activities and the actions of other private persons, consistently. It goes without saying that most men find things like robbery, rape, murder, and so on something that is hostile...
Michael Bay Brings "Ouija" To Life (The Hollywood Reporter) David Berenbaum and Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes have been brought on deck to bring Hasbro's supernatural game "Ouija" to the big screen, says The Hollywood Reporter. The project is set up at Universal, where Hasbro has a six-year strategic...
'Prince Caspian' Dethrones 'Iron Man' (boxoffice Mojo) Disney/Walden's The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian knocked Iron Man out of the top spot with an estimated $56.6 million from 3,929 theaters for an average of $14,398 per location. The sequel took in less in its opening weekend than "The...
That's how long it's gonna be until I finally get my internet connection! That has no connection to the rest of this post, but it makes for a less abrasive title than my original choice, which was two words, the second of which was "Apple", and the first of which was four letters. I bought an iPod....
J. R. D. Tata From Wikipedia (Sep 10, 2007) Born : July 29, 1904(1904-07-29) Place : Paris, France Died : November 29, 1993 (aged 89) Place : Geneva, Switzerland Occupation : Industrialist Spouse : Thelma Vicaji Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (July 29, 1904–November 29, 1993) was a pioneer aviator...
More about the Mormons This just in from Jeff Peterson: [I read your quotes from Frank Armitage regarding the film "Man's Search for Happiness" at the 1964 New York World's Fair. I had never heard of this film, but it made me curious about the background of Judge Whitaker, so I checked his biography...
the cover of the Calarts brochure for the animation program; I've been told Disney would routinely send this to anyone asking how to get a job at the studio; I've also been told that the uncredited cover drawing is by Nancy Beiman, one of the earliest students The main hallway of the character...
On Friday the crew of the film I'm working on went to the movies together. Although this is a fact of life well known within our industry, for the benefit of others I should describe the symbiosis of everyone working on animation--in particular on the grueling, long-form, long gestated projects...
I've got this thing for Fred Moore. Yes, me and about 5,000 other animation geeks, professional and otherwise. Fred: by all accounts a likeable, ordinary guy with a natural drawing ability and a predilection for cartooning women in a style all his own-immmediately recognizable. His achievments...
Source - Times of India Dec 3, 2007 Which videos become popular? Which causes gather momentum? People on social-media sites are influencing that, finds Kavita Kukday After having saved money for almost six months to buy an iPod,Rohan Mehra,a 15-yearold, finally to the surprise of his parents,got...
05/30/2008 00:46:52 ♥ written by vu ( ) Discography [1999] Le Tigre [2001] Feminist Sweepstakes [2004] This Island Read More Le Tigre, "The Tiger", is undoubtably the best project that Kathleen Hanna's been involved in since Bikini Kill. Originally, this band was conceived to be a "live" version...
'Skull' Looks To Whip Up a Record $150 + (hollywoodreporter.com) Expectations management goes out the window when a picture is considered a candidate for the biggest opening of all time. Paramount unspools "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" at 12:01 a.m. Thursday in about 2,000...
I haven't blogged about this in a long while, but those of you who have been following me for a very long time, by way of one or more of my various blogs, might recall me having talked about a phenomenon called synesthesia. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's a copied...
From the book "Paper Dreams": an unattributed story panel for "Lady and the Tramp" Last night I went to see the restored, remastered, generally-spiffed-up rerelease of "Lady and the Tramp" at the El Capitan theater in Hollywood. I've seen it at least once before theatrically, but never in...
Last Friday friend Sharon Colman (see below) and I made the breakneck drive from the Valley to Beverly Hills for this year's Marc Davis Lecture on Animation, the 12th year the Motion Picture Academy has presented it. It's been redubbed a "celebration", and that certainly fit the evening. It was a...
my cintiq tribute to one of my favorite animated characters Well, today's the day that the film, the one they said couldn't be made, the one that changed forever the future and existence of character animation, "The Little Mermaid", is released on DVD in a special-special 2 disc edition. Just...
Michael Barrier makes some sharp--and challenging--comments about the point of great character animation in his most recent post. He describes his friend, animator Milt Gray, flipping some of Ollie Johnston's animation of "Jock" from Lady and the Tramp, and being startled by the amazingly lifelike...
What's your story, buddy? ETA: Jeff's toy just received an excellent review at the Plastic and Plush blog. Congratulations again to Jeff for garnering such kudos. I've been catching up with a lot of the blogs I link to lately--ones I mean to visit regularly but too often procrastinate checking in...
Hard to believe it, but Parallel Lines, the breakout album from New York City new wave icons Blondie, turns 30 this year. Frequently cited by critics and fans as Blondie's best, Parallel Lines spawned at least two instantly recognizable and ubiquitous classics-- "One Way or Another" and "Heart of...
